Boris Johnson invited to speak to ‘plotters conference’ after May election results

Exclusive: Organisers hope 1,000 Tory members will attend the event

Boris Johnson has been asked to speak at a “plotters conference” of supporters hoping to restore him as Conservative leader.

The event will be held in May in the wake of what are predicted to be disastrous local election results for Rishi Sunak.

Up to 1,000 Tory party members could gather in Bournemouth to hear Mr Johnson speak, the organisers of the new Conservative Democratic Organisation (CDO) hope.